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Race Gurram
| Race Gurram | |
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| File:Race Gurram (film) poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Surender Reddy |
| Produced by | Nallamalupu Srinivas Venkateswara Rao |
| Written by | Story: Vakkantham Vamsi Screenplay: Surender Reddy Dialogues: Vema Reddy |
| Starring | Allu Arjun Shruti Haasan Shaam Ravi Kishan |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
| Cinematography | Manoj Paramahamsa |
| Edited by | Gautham Raju |
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Running time | 163 minutes[citation needed] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | est. 52 crore ₹[1] |
| Box office | est. 101.9 crore ₹ [2] |
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Race Gurram (Telugu: రేసుగుర్రం ; transl. Race Horse) is a 2014 Telugu-language action-comedy film co-written and helmed by Surender Reddy. Produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under his banner Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions, the film stars Allu Arjun and Shruti Haasan in lead roles, with Shaam and Ravi Kishan in supporting performances. S. Thaman composed the music, while Manoj Paramahamsa (cinematography) and Gautham Raju (editing) handled the technical aspects.
Filming commenced on 13 May 2013 in Hyderabad, with the entire shoot wrapping up by 22 February 2014. The movie released globally on 11 April 2014 to positive reception, marking a milestone as Allu Arjun’s first film to cross 100 crore ₹ at the box office. With a distributor’s share of 59.4 crore ₹, it topped the charts as the highest-grossing Telugu film of that year. The film also earned critical acclaim, bagging Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Playback Singer (Male).
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Allu Arjun as Allu Lakshman Prasad "Lucky", a carefree man who wants to settle in the United States and frequently argues with his brother Ram.[3]
- Shruti Hassan as Spandana, an emotionless girl who becomes expressive when she meets and falls in love with Lucky.[3]
- Shaam as A.C.P Allu Ram Prasad IPS "Ram", Lucky's elder brother and a sincere and honorable cop who always does things by the book and argues with his brother Lucky. [3]
- Ravi Kishan as Heavy Industries Minister Maddali Shiva Reddy, who was rowdy before becoming a crooked M.L.A.
- Mukesh Rishi as Peddi Reddy, Shiva Reddy's father.
- Saloni Aswani as Shweta, Ram's love interest who broke up with him because of Lucky's mischief, and years later marries Ram after Lucky reconciles them.[3]
- Prakash Raj as Bheem Prakash, Spandana's emotionless father.[3]
- Bramhanandam as Inspector Kill Bill Pandey, a frustrated and skilled special police officer.[4]
- Ali as Dr. Bali, MBBS, a fake doctor who helps Ram reunite with Shweta and helps Lucky con Govardhan.[4]
- M. S. Narayana as a tea stall owner and the man Lucky considers his uncle.
- Posani Krishna Murali as Home Minister Govardhan. He owes his promotion to Lucky, who made it seem like Govardhan saved a boy who was hit by a car.[citation needed]
- Jaya Prakash Reddy as J. P., the chief cop.[4]
- Apoorva Korlipara as J. P., the chief cop's wife
- Pragathi as Spandana's mother.
- Tanikella Bharani as Dasaradh Prasad, Lucky and Ram's father
- Pavitra Lokesh as Lucky and Ram's mother
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Hanumayya, Civil Supplies Minister and Coalition Party Leader.
- Sayaji Shinde as Chief Minister
- Srinivasa Reddy as Lucky's friend
- Thagubothu Ramesh as Lucky's friend
- Rajiv Kanakala as Rajeev, a cop who was forced to kill his commanding officer lest his entire squad be killed.
- Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Venkatachalam, Sameer's father, who wants justice for his son after his demise.
- Giri Babu as Rama Chandra Murthy, Lucky's friend
- Duvvasi Mohan as Konda, Ram's friend and police officer
- Raghu Babu as Thief
- Narsing Yadav as a party member
- Venu Yeldandi as drunkard
- Kadhal Dhandapani
- Sudigali Sudheer as Spandana's car driver
- Raghu Karumanchi as Banda, Peddi Reddy's henchman
- Madhavi[5]
- Kyra Dutt as a special appearance in “Bhoochade”
Hindi Release[edit | edit source]
The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Main Hoon Lucky: The Racer[lower-alpha 1] in 2015 which grossed more than 121 million views on YouTube.[6]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ मैं हूँ लकी : द रेसर्
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "'Race Gurram' censor completed". India Today. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedGBOC - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Rajendra, Ranjani (11 April 2014). "Race Gurram: Allu all the way". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Race Gurram jeevi review". idlebrain.com. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ↑ kavirayani, suresh (9 July 2016). "An actress by chance: Madhavi talks about her struggle". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ "Main Hoon Lucky The Racer (Race Gurram) Hindi Dubbed Full Movie | Allu Arjun, Shruti Haasan – YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.